Fireworks can have negative effects on pets and wildlife

6:12 "I WISH WE SIT DOWN ANDTALK TO THEM AND TELL THEM,IT'S JUST 4TH OF JULY, IT'LLBE OVER SOON." 6:17 IF ONLY WEHAD THAT CAPABILITY.

INSTEAD,SOME ANIMALS AND EVEN WILDLIFECAN EXHIBIT EXTREME BEHAVIORS.(SOT) :46 "SOME OF THEM CAN BEABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED.

:48 ANDTHEY WILL DO THINGS THAT WILLINJURE THEMSELVES." :51--(BUTT WITH)2:4 1 "AN ANIMALTHAT IS FRIGHTENED ORTHREATENED WILL DO WHATEVER ITHAS TO DO TO GET AWAY FROMWHAT ITTH INKS IS THE THREAT."2:46 IF LEFT UNATTENDED IN AYARD, AN ANIMAL MAY DIG ORJUMP FENCES TO FIND THEIR OWNSORT OF INDEPENDENCE.

(SOT)BETH :51 "IT'S A HUGE PROBLEMTHIS TIME OF YEAR WITH ANIMALSESCAPING AND ENDING UP IN THESHELTERS OR EVEN WORSE, ENDINGUP RUNNING OUT IN FRONT OFCARS OR GETTING LOST." 1:01VIRGINIA BEACH ANIMAL CONTROLREPORTS THAT LAST YEAR DURINGTHE NINE DAYS BEFORE AD NAFTERTHE 4TH OF JULY, NEARLY 40STRAY DOGS WERE IMPOUNDED& ANDTHE YEAR BEFORE, IT WAS MORETHAN 50.

(SOT) BETH 2:02 "THEYREACT TO BOTH SOUND ANDVIBRATION IN THE AIR MORE SOTHAN WE FEEL.:08 2 SO THATPERCUSSIVE EFFECT OF THE BOOMOF A FIREWORK REALLY HAS ANEFFECT ON THEM." 2:14 STANDUPANGELA BOHON "WHETHER IT'SFIREWORKS OR THUNDER, THEREARE A FEW THINGS PET OWNERSCAN TRY TO HELP EASE THESTRESS.

SOME USE COMPRESSIONJACKETS ON THEIR PETS.

YOU CANTURN ON A RADIO, TV, OR A LOUDFAN TO HELP DROWN OUT SOME FOTHE NOISE.

AND IN SEVERECASES, SOME VETS MAY EVENPRESCRIBE AN ANTI-ANXIETYMEDICATION." BUT IT'S NOT JUSTDOMESTIC PETS.

WILDLIFEEXPERTS SAY MOTHERS MIGHTABANDON THEIR YOUNG AND BECOMETOO IDSORIENTED TO FIND THEIRWAY BACK.

ALSO, FIREWORKSDEBRIS CAN BE FATAL TO BIRDSAND FISH.

(SOT) BETH 7:53"THERE MAY BE VETERANS ANDPEOPLE WITH PTSD ALL EOVR THEPLA CEAND THEIR REACTION ISVERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THE DOGSEXPERIENCE.

8:01 YOUR FUN MAYBE CAUSING LOTS OF STRESS ANDSABOLUTE PANIC FO ROTHERS."8:07 VIRGINIA BEACH SAFETYOFFICIALS WANT TO REMIND THEPUBLIC THAT PERSONAL FIREWORKS(NATS FULL FIREWORKS) (SOT)BETH RODGERS /